Letter to Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 5 October 1840
Manchester England
My Dear Wife I once more call your attention to a perusal ^of^ a few
Lines from me as it as been about a Month since I sent my last which I
sent with Brother Turley. I have many things upon my mind which I
should like to communicate to you even more than I should be able to write
upon this sheet but the remainder I will communicate from time to time
as I shall have oppertunity if I mistake not my last letter was dated from
London I continued labouring in London in company with Elders Kim
ble and G smith for about 20 days in accout which I will I can only
speak very brieafly upon at this time we laboured dilligently many days
before we could find the first soul that was willing to recieve the Gospel
but when on dilligent search we found the whole City given to priest
craft idolatry and wickedness of ever discription and every door
closed against us we did not Hesitate to go into the streets and Johna
like cry repentance unto that city and our cry has not been altogether
in vain for we have sowed seed that will bring forth fruit to the honor
and Glory of God and laid the foundation which will not be removed
untill the inhabitants thereof are left without excuse and the honest
in heart and the meek of the Earth are gathered out this I say in the name
of Jesus Christ the feew days which I spent in London has been the most
profitablest school to me in many respects of any period of my life
I shall hereafter give you the History of our visit at the London Monument
Saint Pauls Cathedreal the westminister hbbey^Abbey^ the house of Parliament
of Lords and Commons the British musieam Saint James Park Buck
ingham Palice the residence of the royal family and many other
parts of the City which will be an interesting account to you I left
the Brethren in London to attend a chain of Conferences in Herefordsh
ire and the regions round about there was but one Baptised when I
left London a number of others had given in there names that has
been Baptised since Brothers Kimble and Smith arived in Manchest
er on the 5 Instant and there was a 11 saints when they left the City
and also others given in there names I attended two conference one
in Herefordshire and one in Glostershire on my way to Manchester
and I heard 40 churches represented containing 1007 members and
113 officers namely 19 Elders 78 Priests and 15 Teachers and 1
Deacons, we ordained at these Conferences 44 persons names,
